之前的英文:
before
prior to
ago
- before;In advance of
在..之前 - That was antecedent to this event.
那是在这一事件之前。 - He spent his early life in Sri Lanka before moving to England.
在移居英格兰之前,他早年是在斯里兰卡度过的。 - The Winter Olympic Games are usually held two years before the Summer Olympic Games.
冬季奥运会通常是在夏季奥运会之前两年举行。 - We anticipated our competitors by getting our products onto the market first
我们赶在竞争对手之前,先把产品推向市场。 - The Civil War antedated emancipation.
美国南北战争在解放黑奴之前发生。 - "Please ring me up before come, o.k. ? "
请来之前给我个电话,好吗? - They shut off the gas and electricity in their house before leaving on holiday.
他们出外度假之前把家中的煤气和电源关掉。 - Peter thought the world was flat until I enlightened him.
在我启发彼特之前,他以为地球是扁平的。 - The coach gave the team a pep talk before the big game.
"大赛之前,教练向队员讲话,给他们打气。"
prep. 在…之前;优于,先于;当面
conj. 在…之前
adv. 先前,从前
- Rain before seven;fine before eleven
雨过天晴 - They corned their horses before the journey.
他们在启程前用玉米喂马。 - The army was arrayed before the commander.
部队在指挥官前列好阵势。
adj. 优先的;在前的;较重要的;有优先权的
n. 上司;会长,副院长;前科;最高执政官
- The offer is subject to prior sale.
该报盘以未售出前为准。 - I appreciate that you may have prior commitments.
我体谅你可能事先已另有承诺。 - I believe that theories are prior to observations as well as to experiments.
我认为理论先于观察,也先于实验。
adv. 以前,以往
adj. 以前的,过去的
- That was a great while ago.
那是很久以前的事了。 - Hunters peopled these forests long ago.
猎人们很久以前就住在这片森林里。 - The spring dried up long ago.
这泉水早就干涸了。